Srinagar, May 5 -- The meeting came a day after Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh met Prime Minister Modi.

Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi had on Saturday apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.

While the Indian Navy is maintaining a high alert in the Arabian Sea in view of Pakistan's naval drills, the frontline fighter jets of the Indian Air Force have been carrying out long-range sorties.

There is no official word on the prime minister's meeting with the defence secretary.

Citing "cross-border linkages" to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, India has promised severe punishment to those involved in the strike.

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